Flooring and the like and method of making



April 15, 1930. H Q AVERY FLOORING AND THE LIKE AND METHOD OF MAKING Filed May 1o,

tic material.

Patented Apr. l5, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE HENRY AVERY, OF NEW BNR'UNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A' CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS FLoRINe AND THE LIKE Application lecl Hay 10,

ing a highly ornamental eli'ect. For this purpose the base material is provided with a grit facing of any desired color or colors which is then submerged with asphaltic material applied thereto. The surface thus presented is buffed to disclose portions of the grit to produce a multi-colored effect between the contrasting colors of the grit and the asphal- The .asphaltic material may then have channels cut in the surface thereof dividing it into tile-like portions of suitable design held in spaced relation by the uncut base material. These channels may then be filled with plastic of any desired color to detine parting lines between the tile units.

Fora more complete understanding of this invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawingsl in which "Figure 1 shows in plan a tile unit of the finished floor.

Figure 2 is a cross section through the asphaltic grit coated base for that unit on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the rit surfacing coated so as to completely sumerge the grit granules.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the surface being butfed to expose thegrit, thus giving the surface the appearanceof Figure l.

Figure 5 illustrates the manner` in which the channels between the tilel sections maybe cut.

Figure 6 is a plan of the material showing the surface cut by the channels into tile simulating portions.

Figure shows a portion of the completed dooring. A l

A sheet base comprising felted fibrous ma@- terial, such as rag felt, as at 1, is coated with a heavy asphalt, such as blown asphalt, into the surface of which are partially embedded granules of any suitable typeof grit as at 2. This may be crushed slate of one or more col-\ ors, stone, or any other suitable material which will give the desired color clients and which has, theanecessary texture to withstand AND METHOD or MAKING i924. seal Nb. 712,264.y

wear. The material thus prepared is coated over with material capable of bonding with the base such as asphaltic material, as for eX- ample, that known to the trade as K-B cement, which comprises an emulsion of normally adhesive asphalt with a colloidal material such as clay, with or without an inert filler. This material is applied to the eX- posed grit surface until the grit is entirely submerged, presenting the appearance shown in Figure 3 at 3. The exposed surface is then buifed ofi' as by means of a bufng Wheel 1l to remove some of the bituminous mixture, such as the asphalt emuls1on, and also portions of the grit granules until a plane surface is prey be yrun under a suitable gang grinding ma-` chine havinga series of spaced grinding wheels 5 thereon, as shown in Figure 5, and by means of these grinding wheels channels 6 may be cut through the surface of the material down approximately to the iibrous sheet material base.

The sheet may then be run in at an angle to the first line of grooves, thus defining geometrical patterns simultating tiles as shown at l0 in Figure 6, these being spaced apart by the channels 6. As shown the channels 6 are at right angles to each other deining square tile simulating portions, but itshould be evidentthat they may be given any desired relation so as to produce any geometrical tile pattern. As shown in Figure 6 the base section is of sutlicient size to form sixteen smaller tile unit-s, but of course the base section might be larger or smaller as might be desired. Either before or after laying on the floor the channels 6 are filled with suitable plastic material which may be colored as desired so as to contrast with the tile simulating. surfaces. The sections may be laid spaced 'apart either the same or a dlHerent distance from the `width of the channels 6 and these spaces may also be filled with plastic which may be the same as or different fromthe plasticnsedl for lillinfrthe channels.

' As shown 'n igure 7 the spacing of the sections is greater than the spacing of the individual units of each section, these Wider spaces 12 being filled with plastic which is of somewhat different appearance, as for example,'of different color than in the cha-n-- nels 6. This, therefore, gives the effect of a series of large tiles each made up of a plurality of smaller tile sections and each of the smaller tile sections presenting a mottled appearance. It will thus be seen that a great variety of mottled tile effec/ts may he pro-l duced by forming the flooring material according to the method p hereinbefore deout departing from its spirit or scope as defined by the appended claims.

I claim :V

l. The method of making sheet Yflooring which comprises applying a granular facing to a sheet material base,v submerging the granules in a layer` of material capable of bonding with said base, and bufling the surface to expose 'sections of the granules.

2. The method of making flooring which comprises applying a granular facing to a sheet material base, submerging the granules in a layer of material capable of bonding with said base, buffing the surface to expose sections of the granules, and cutting channels through the surface portion of the material and filling the channels with plastic mate-` rial.

3. The method of making flooring which comprises applying a granular facing to a sheet material base, submerging the granules in a layer of material capable of bonding with said base, bufling the surface to expose sections of the granules, cutting channels through the surface to define geometrical areas, and filling said channels with plastic material. i

4. Themethod ofmaking flooring which comprises applying a granular facing to a sheet material base, submerging the ranules in a layer of material capable of onding with said base, bufling the surface to expose sections of the granules, cutting channels through the surface to define geometrical areas, and filling said channels with plastic material presenting-a surface coloring different from that ofsaid areas.

5. The methodof making flooring which comprises saturating and coating fibrous sheet material With asphaltic material, applying a layer of granular material to the coating, and submerging the granular material with more asphaltic material, removing the exposed surface to disclose areas of sections of the granular material interposed withareas of asphaltic material, cutting spaced Ychannels into the surface to define geometrical areas, and filling said channels with material presenting a surface appearance different from that of said areas.

6. Sheet flooring comprising an asphaltic base having a substantially smooth surfacing layer thereon showing a mixture of asphaltic and granular material, said layer havingchannels therein defining tile-simulating areas.

7 Sheet flooring comprising an asphaltic base having spaced surfaced areas showing a mixture of asphaltic and granular material, the spaces between said areas being filled with other material. v

8. Flooring comprising a fibrous sheet base saturated with 4 waterproofing material and having projecting from its upper face bonded thereto spaced tile simulating portions formed of a plastic and granular material embedded therein, the exposed surfaces of said tile portions presenting inters ersed areas of plastic material and sections o granular material,and plastic filling the spaces between said portions.

9. The method of making a fioor unit consisting of placing a layer of plastic material with stone particles near the upper surface, permitting the same to harden, finishing the surface so as t'o expose sections of the particles, cutting kerfs or grooves in said layer anti` filling the grooves with plastic materia 10. The method of making sheet flooring y flooring which comprises applying plastic material and granular grit in a substantially smooth layer toa face of flexible sheet foundation material, and formingv grooves in said layer to bring the areas between said grooves into relief in a lmanner to simulate tiles.-

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

HENRY C. AVERY. 

